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Vandalia Municipal Court Experiencing Web Site Problems

January 19th, 2012

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that the Vandalia Municipal Court web site has been hit with a software problem causing it not to function properly.  This means that not only is service disrupted, but people cannot make a payment via the automated on-line service provided by the Court.  These areas of the web site have been down since at least Tuesday morning.  If you are a current or past client of Charles M. Rowland II (DaytonDUI) and this disruption is causing you problems, please contact us and we will provide assistance.  We will even go so far as to drive a payment to the court for you.

Charles M. Rowland II provides representation to people facing DUI charges in the jurisdiction of the Vandalia Municipal Court.  For assistance with your Vandalia  DUI case, please call (937) 318-1DUI or 1-888-ROWLAND.

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New Year’s Eve By The Numbers

January 3rd, 2012
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According to this storyin the Dayton Daily News, New Year’s Eve was safe. “There were relatively few OVI arrests, and the Dayton Daily News had received no reports of traffic fatalities directly attributed to drunken driving Saturday night as of Sunday afternoon.”  The most active State Highway Patrol Post was Montgomery County which made seven OVI arrests over the weekend.  Miami County OSP made three arrests, Warren County OSP made one and Greene County made no OVI arrests over the New Year’s Eve weekend. “Police departments from Beavercreek to Vandalia and down through Franklin also reported an uneventful New Year’s Eve, with few drunken driving arrests. In Kettering, police held an OVI Task Force on Friday night and stopped a number of drunken drivers, but Kettering reported zero OVI arrests on Saturday night.”  WDTN reported that Dayton Police  was very active this weekend making twenty OVI arrests while Piqua saw four arrests and Wapakoneta had only two.

Not widely reported is that the OSP and local agencies did not hold OVI checkpoints, but instead relied on tried-and-true police enforcement tactics such as “saturation patrols” and putting extra officers on the street.  Now that we are achieving record levels of safety, perhaps courageous officers will come out against OVI checkpoints as ineffective and expensive as compared to saturation patrols.  There is also a good argument that OVI roadblocks have engendered anger and distrust among the public whereas officers who pull over dangerous drivers are perceived as the heroes they truly are.  A good example is Kettering.  Kettering rarely has checkpoints, but the police are active in making the roads safe by conducting OVI “stings” at appropriate times during the year.  My New Year’s resolution is to  continue to fight to end checkpoints and fight for clients who are falsely accused of the highly politicized crime of drunk driving.

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Child Support Laws Change as Arrearages Rise

December 1st, 2011

A new law went into effect September 28, 2011 that reduces license suspensions for parents who fall behind on their child support payments. The new law provides that parents who pay at least half of their court-ordered child support will no longer face suspension of their driver’s or professional licenses. Another provision will allow parents to have prior suspensions for failing to pay child support removed from their driving record. Under the new law, county child-support enforcement agencies must look back 90 days to see if a parent has paid less than 50 percent of his child support obligation. If so, the agency sends a pre-suspension notice, giving the parent the opportunity to pay the deficiency. If the parent fails to pay, he or she faces driver’s license suspension. To reinstate the driver’s license, the parent must pay in full or report new employment.

These changes came as a result of the recommendations of a task force and are in conformity with a sentence-reform law that encourages judges to sentence non-payers to community service or probation instead of jail. There are 341 inmates in Ohio prisons for failure to pay child support according to the Ohio Department of Corrections.

The number of incarcerated parents is small compared to overall numbers of parents who have fell behind in their chidl support payments. The Dayton Daily News reported recently that half of Montgomery County’s 59,300 child support cases are in default. Neighboring counties, including Greene, Clark, Warren, Preble, and Miami have default rates ranging from 64 to 82 percent. Ohios overall child support default rate is 70 percent.

Neighboring counties have default rates ranging from 64 to 82 percent. Ohio’s child support default rate is 70 percent.  County and state officials blame the economy, high unemployment and parents’ inability to pay the amounts mandated by the courts for many of the defaults. Officials also cite difficulties establishing proper wage withholding processes with some parents’ employers.

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State Patrol to Increase Presence on U.S. 35

February 24th, 2011

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be stepping up its enforcement efforts along U.S. 35 in Greene and Montgomery Counties beginning March 1st.  The patrol said U.S. 35 is consistently a top crash route in Montgomery and Greene counties. Their increased presence is designed to reduce fatal and injury crashes, arrest impaired drivers, apprehend wanted felons and stop the transportation of drugs and weapons.

To see the full article on the Dayton Daily News site, please visit HERE.

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Dayton OVI Checkpoints Update (Nov. 5-7, 2010)

November 5th, 2010

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WHIO, the Dayton Daily News and our law enforcement contacts are reporting no sobriety checkpoints tonight. For information about Dayton DUI sent directly to your mobile device, text DaytonDUI (one word) to 50500.  Follow DaytonDUI on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/DaytonDUI or Get Twitterupdates via SMS by texting follow DaytonDUI to 40404. DaytonDUI is also available on Facebook and you can access updates by becoming a fan of Dayton DUI/OVI Defense.  Drive safe North east #Ohio – there is a check point in #Cleveland tonight: http://ow.ly/35aWl

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